Philemon 1:25 — King James Version← Study notes
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a servant.”
Philemon 1:25 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Philemon 1:2510 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Philemon 1:25
Moral. He has closed his Epistle with a prayer. And indeed prayer is a great good, salutary, and preservative of our souls. But it is great when we do things worthy of it, and do not render ourselves unworthy. And thou too, therefore, when you go to the priest, and he shall say to you, “The Lord will have mercy on you, my son,” do not confide in the word only, but add also works. Do acts worthy of mercy, God will bless you, my son, if indeed you do things worthy of blessing.…
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Markus BauerNote3mo agoThe beauty of holiness - Philemon 1
God is faithful in every circumstance. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts. What a reminder that God's way...
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Aisha MbekiNote3mo agoLessons in obedience - Philemon 1
The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these...
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